Maine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?
A report urges developers to build dual-use projects with elevated panels that permit farming and grazing beneath. Critics say the approach is not yet affordable.
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PressGenerosity shines brightly in Scarborough at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about sharing our bounty with family, friends, and neighbors.
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PressAgrivoltaic pilot program on Maine blueberry farm set to provide critical dual-use insights
Agrivoltaics, or the colocation of solar generating facilities with productive agricultural land, has grown rapidly from about 5 MW of installed solar capacity in 2012 to nearly 3 GW in 2020.
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PressRockport Maces Pond: Solar Builder Project of the Year Winner
The project, developed by BlueWave, owned and operated by Navisun, is an agrivoltaic community solar project built on a wild blueberry farm. The project aims to not only deliver clean energy (and energy savings) to the local community as a community solar farm, but also to improve the yield of the wild blueberry harvest on site as part of the actual farm.
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Success StoriesBlueWave and Navisun Celebrate 4.2 MW Agrivoltaic Solar Project on Maine Wild Blueberry Farm
First fully constructed and functional agrivoltaic solar project in Maine combines clean energy with agriculture
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PressAs Demand for Green Energy Grows, Solar Farms Face Local Resistance
Developers say industrial-scale farms are needed to meet the nation’s climate goals, but locals are fighting back against what they see as an encroachment on their pastoral settings.